Bernhard Langer still in charge at Senior British Open

Bernhard Langer stretched his lead to eight strokes Saturday in the Senior British Open in Bridgend, Wales after shooting a 3-under 68 at Royal Porthcawl to reach 14-under 199.

The 56-year-old matched the Champions Tour record for the largest 54-hole lead in a 72-hole event set by Jack Nicklaus in the 1991 Senior PGA. Langer, at 14 under, also tied the tournament 54-hole record set by Carl Mason at 14-under 196 in 2003 at Turnberry.

After opening with rounds of 65 and 66 to open a seven-stroke lead, Langer had four birdies and a bogey on Saturday. He settled for a birdie on the par-5 18th after missing an eagle chance from 10 feet. He dropped his only shot on the par-4 10th.

“I played very nicely, got off to a good start,” Langer said. “Then I maybe played a little safe for a couple of holes. I had a good touch, hit a couple of good trick shots toward the end and drove the ball very well, hit some amazing straight drives and long drives.

“I mean the one on 18 I can’t believe how far I went, but that’s how it is right now. It’s very bouncy and firm.”

Langer won the 2010 tournament at Carnoustie and lost in a playoff last year at Royal Birkdale. He also led going into the final round at Turnberry in 2012, only to fade on the final day.

“It’s very exciting,” Langer said. “The only major European senior golf, and it’s a beautiful trophy. It’s a great title, and yeah, it would be very exciting to win a second one.”

Langer won the Senior Players Championship last month for his third senior major victory and has three Champions Tour wins this year to push his career total to 21.

“There’s still a lot of golf left. This is a tough course,” Langer said. “I think we’re going to have a lot of wind tomorrow, so I still have to hit a lot of good golf shots and make some putts and stay out of trouble.”

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Canada’s Rick Gibson was second after a 66. American Bob Tway was 5 under after a 66. Americans Tom Watson and Scott Dunlap and England’s Chris Williams were tied for fourth at 4 under and Scotland’s Colin Montgomerie, American Fred Couples and England’s Barry Lane were 3 under.

PGA Tour

Jim Furyk moved into position for his third Canadian Open victory by shooting a 5-under 65 to take a three-stroke lead at Royal Montreal.

The 44-year-old Furyk, the 2006 winner at Hamilton and 2007 champion at Angus Glen and coming off a fourth-place finish at last week’s British Open, was at 15-under 195 after opening with rounds of 67 and 63. He won the last of his 16 PGA Tour titles in 2010.

“(I’m) not really worrying about what position I’m in,” Furyk said about his approach for today. “Not looking at the leaderboard too much. Going out there and trying to attack the golf course the same way I have the first three days. I noticed there aren’t many leaderboards on the course, that might be a good thing.”

South Africa’s Tim Clark was second after a 64 on the tree-lined Blue Course. Kyle Stanley had a 68 to reach 10 under, and Jamie Lovemark was another stroke back after a 67.

LPGA

Inbee Park and So Yeon Ryu both birdied the first playoff hole as South Korea eliminated the top-seeded United States and earned a wild-card berth in the final round of the International Crown in Owings Mill, Md.

The Koreans will join Spain, Thailand, Japan and Sweden in today’s duel for the title.

After the American team of Cristie Kerr and Lexi Thompson beat Thai sisters Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn 3 and 2, Thailand’s Pornanong Phatlum and Onnarin Sattayabanphot edged the team of Paula Creamer and Stacy Lewis 1-up to leave the U.S. in third place in Pool A.

South Korea, the third-place finisher in Pool B, called upon Park and Ryu to face Kerr and Thompson in a wild-card playoff on the par-5 16th hole.

USGA

William Zalatoris won the U.S. Junior Amateur by beating Davis Riley 5 and 3 in the 36-hole final at The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas.

The 17-year-old Zalatoris, from Plano, holed out from 115 yards for eagle on the 32nd hole — the par-4 14th on the Nicklaus Course — to take a 4-up lead and ended the match with a par win on the 33rd hole.

The 17-year-old Riley, from Hattiesburg, Miss., finished second for the second year in a row. Last year, he fell 3 and 2 to Scottie Scheffler at Martis Camp in Truckee, Ca.

In the Girls’ Junior Amateur in Flagstaff, Ariz., Princess Mary Superal became the first Filipino winner in U.S. Golf Association play by defeating Mexico’s Marijosse Navarro in 37 holes.

The 17-year-old Superal won the par-5 36th with a birdie to pull even and ended the match with a par on the first extra hole on Forest Highlands’ Meadows Course after Navarro drove into water.

It was the first final to go to extra holes since 2006 when Jenny Shin beat Vicky Hurst in 37 holes.

The 17-year-old Navarro, a three-time Women’s Mexican Amateur champion, was sixth this year for Texas A&M in the NCAA tournament.